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Next weekend bonuses
Source: http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/22/tanksgiving-2013/
Hello everyone,
the American server has announced the “epic” event for next weekend. Us Europeans might not get exactly the same thing, but it gives us an idea.
(by the way, you know how WG EU fails on weekend events, despite their claims otherwise? Those claims are false – I specifically checked with American staff and did let them know about that post and the bullshit WG EU is spreading)
So here goes:
- 3x crew XP
- 50 percent credit discount on tier 2-5 tanks, 30 percent on tier 6-7 tanks, 15 percent on tier 8 tanks
- 50 percent gold discount on tier 2-4 premium tanks, 30 percent on tier 5-7 premium tanks
- 50 percent discount on crew training and skill resets
- 50 percent discount on consumables
- 50 percent discount on barracks slots
Missions:
- kill at least 3 tanks and do 1800 damage in one battle, recieve 40k credits
And finally, everyone gets one day premium account for free. Not bad.
Object 430 – tier 10 Soviet tank armor
Source: http://world-of-ru.livejournal.com/2821058.html
This is the new Soviet tier 10 medium tank for the Object 416 branch. It will come with the same gun as T-62A and Object 140. It is scheduled to appear in patch 8.10 apparently.
Here are the armor schematics:
26.11.2013
- mods such as XVM or noobmeter have no influence on tank MM (SS: yes, someone really asked that)
- a player asked whether it was possible to make a U-turn with a tank (like drifting) – SerB said sure, to try it with MT-25
- Russian wikipedia mentions a plan to install a 152mm BR-2 gun on SMK chassis under the name of IS 1940, SerB states that this is why he doesn’t like wikipedia, the tank is clearly a fake and the gun is way too big and its recoil too strong for such a chassis
- SerB states he doesn’t know of any more German tanks with 300mm+ armor, that could be introduced in WoT
- the optional hulls will not only reworked visual models, but also different properties, for example the 100mm armor T-54 hull had better lower front plate armor, there apparently will also be the IS-2 hull with “straight” frontal plate
- the calculation of tank mobility and acceleration properties is quite complicated according to SerB, the exact formula won’t be published
- wounded gunner influencing the aim circle incorrectly? “How terrible” (SS: a Russian player presented some sort of idiotic theory how to improve it – nothing important, basically it works just fine)
- turret rotation will make a sound in the future, “it’s done when it’s done”
- bots are not tracked based on the Hall of Fame data
WG EU 8.10 preview: wrong Japanese tree
Hello everyone,
just a quick heads up about a mistake in the WG EU 8.10 patch announcement. The tree WG EU linked is old. Because the post will probably be backedited at some point – here is the old version EU posted:
Japanese tanks will have different color
Source: RU forums via Ridethehorseman
Hello everyone,
well, this is surprising. According to Storm’s post on Russian forums:
the color of Japanese tanks will be reworked. They will not be brown (although it’s possible they will appear brown on the Common Test), they will in the end be green like this:
Daigensui comments on this color:
“This is the Southern Army alternative color, willow green, used to replace the olive green for the Northern Army camouflage. Due to its coloring over most of the parched grass primer base, it is considered the base color for IJA tanks in the Pacific, according to some superficial people.”
KV-85 and IS-85 turret space schematics
Source: Yuri Pasholok’s blog
Hello everyone,
Yuri Pasholok posted on his blog some quite interesting pictures. Let’s have a look at them.
8.10 preview
Source: http://worldoftanks.asia/en/news/23/update-8-10-japan-takes-center-stage/
Hello everyone,
since this is not on EU news yet, might as well link it here. The short preview of the 8.10 patch. Please note that the tree is an OLD version. The new version has Type 61 on tier 9 and STA on tier 8. Apart from the Japanese tanks, there will be a lighting system overhaul.
Ke-Ni
Russian rigging of ESL punished
Hello everyone,
in recent days, I have recieved numerous e-mails regarding this issue and its solution. I normally try to stay way from ESL (the same with Clanwars), but this was pretty blatant, so here it goes.
Some Russian teams (specifically, Dignitas and DeNova) have a nasty habit of rigging ESL matches by intentionally losing some. The entire point of that is the fact that under some circumstances, such a thing will allow weaker teams to pass to finals (those LAN finals that get sponsored with real money), making the opponents easier for Russian teams.
Veteran Tanker Drive – who will the money go to?
Hello everyone,
first and foremost, I’d like to thank you all, who took their time to read about the veteran charity drive. Special thanks go to all the people, both Czech and foreign, who donated (yes, even foreigners took care) – thanks to you, the goal we had was already exceeded on first day! I am really glad :)
Very special thanks go to player Tugboat1964 (US server) for his very generous contribution of 500 Euro – I will personally make sure every cent will reach its destination, no worries.
But who will recieve the money?
As I wrote in the last post, it was up to the Československá Obec Legionářská to pick a suitable candidate. Yesterday, Carramba66 (the main organizer) talked to them again and they agreed that the money should go to this man:
Lt.Col.Karel Šerák (ret.)
Born on 20.7.1923 in Boratin (Luck district, Volyň), his pre-war occupation was a farmer. He entered the Czechoslovak units on 20.3.1944 along with his father and brother. After undergoing training, he was assigned to the Czechoslovak Tank Regiment, later expanded to 1st Independent Czechoslovak Tank Brigade in USSR. He served as a tank commander and later he commanded a tank platoon of T-34 tanks in 2nd Tank Batallion, that was led by the Hero of the USSR, Richard Tesařík.
He fought at Dukla Pass, Opava and during the liberation of Ostrava. As a member of the Special Group, he entered Prague on 10.5.1945 along with his T-34 tank No.603. He was demobilized (ranked 2ndLt) on 15.3.1946. After the war, between 1946-1957 he became a small independent farmer, between 1957-1960 he was a member of JZD (a collective farm), where he worked as an animal caretaker, from 1961 (after finishing his formal education) he worked as an animal specialist.
Lt.Col.Karel Šerák was awarded:
- twice with the Czechoslovak War Cross (1939) (a Czechoslovak military award given to those who fought the nazi occupants ever since 1939, sacrificing their lives or showing uncommon valor in combat, risking their lives)
- Czechoslovak foreign army medal (awarded to the members of Czechoslovak army in exile)
- Dukla Pass medal (awarded to those, who fought during the battle)
and other awards.
I do believe this man to be a worthy recipient – don’t you think?